With these subjects it's kind of difficult to tell if your main subject is in focus or not... Nice job of capturing the shiny without really blown out spots!
TC
Fun use of dof here! I like the little sparkles everywhere. I do kind of wish more attention was on the soldiers; all those sparklies steal my focus a little. Still, great idea and nice work.
This has great light and tones, and what an excellent idea. The major out of focus piece in the front right which draws attention because of the bright spots on the back detracts from this otherwise excellent work. Perhaps you needed a bit more DOF.